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R. DEMERSE 2,197,519

ROLLER SKATE Filed Oct. 24, 1958 WXLL? 5M cad/ (Ittorneg Patented Apr.16, 1940 UNITED STATES PTENT OFFICE ROLLER SKATE Russell Demersc,Saranac Lake, N. Y.

Application October 24, 1938, Serial No. 236,777

1 Claim.

This invention relates to roller skates.

The invention has for its object to provide a new and useful rollerskate, so constructed that the foot-plate will be prevented fromsagging,

and the wheels have strong and firm supports.

Referring to the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a plan view of the under side of the skate.

Figure 2 is a side view of the skate.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the skate, with the wheels omitted.

Figure 4 is a detail View of one of the rollers and its support.

The roller skate constructed in accordance with 16 this inventionconsists of a foot-plate I, and a sub-structure formed of a sheet ofmetal secured to the under side of the foot-plate, and of a U-shape andextending from end to end of the foot-plate, and providing the curvedlongitudinal depending side portions 2, terminating at each end with adownward part 3, and an upwardly extending part 4, secured at its upperend by a flange 5 to the under side of the foot-plate.

The lower ends of the parts 3 and 4 are clamped together as shown, andthe parts 3 and 4 are spaced apart to form a depending V-shape member.

Each clamp portion is provided with a hole 6, serving as a bearing forthe ends of the axle I 39 of the roller 8.

It will thus be seen that at each end of the foot-plate I, a pair ofV-shaped legs are provided, which serve as a support for a roller 8.

Each roller 8 is thus firmly supported and held in alignment.

The curved side portions 2 serve to provide a firm support for thefoot-plate I, and also for the legs, and will prevent the foot-platefrom 5 sagging.

By means of the construction hereinbefore set forth, the skate willstand the various movements of the skater, such as are used in iceskating.

I claim:

In a roller skate, a foot plate, and a combined roller bracket and footplate bracing structure comprising a single sheet of metal bent inchannel shape intermediate its lateral edges to provide a pair ofparallel spaced-apart reinforcing flanges, the intermediate portion ofsaid sheet secured along the under side of said foot plate and saidflanges adapted to support the foot plate against sagging, said flangeshaving integral 20 extensions at their opposite ends and said extensionsbeing returned upon themselves and disposed in divergent relation to theflanges and secured at their free ends to the underside of said footplate for reinforcing and supporting the 25 lateral portions of the footplate from bending, the overturned portions of said extensions providingbearings of double thickness having registering bearing openingstherethrough, axles secured through said openings to support the axlesdirectly in said overturned extensions, and rollers mounted on saidaxles.

RUSSELL DEMERSE.

